✔️ Body and Mind 3

Heathcliff

Yuzuru woke up to the sound of his doorbell instead of his morning alarm and quickly began to go through his head if he actually ordered something online and this could be a delivery service.
He was too sleepy to get to any definite conclusion, so he quickly rolled himself off the bed and drowsily walked towards the buzzer, yawning as he pressed the button to let the person up.
He checked his watch, seeing that it's 6 am and could still have had half an hour of sleep.

He leaned against the door, resting his head on it and almost falling asleep again as he suddenly heard the footsteps in the hallway and pushed himself off, opening the door and wondering what kind of delivery company would work at this hour.

And then he just stood there for several long seconds, staring at Emily who looked equally tired but was - for some reason - actually smiling at him.

-Good morning, Yuzuru.

His eyes went from her tired face over to the bag she was holding and his sleepy mind managed only two probabilities. First, something happened and she needs a place to stay, in which he would be more than happy to help her out. Or a second option, there is a chain saw and plastic cover sheets for the floor in her bag, in which case he should just close the door shut.
But his shocked and sleepy mind allowed him only to keep staring at her silently, until Emily spoke again, for some reason still with a soft smile on her lips.

-No, you are not sleepwalking or dreaming, Yuzuru.

She waved with her hand in front of his eyes and he finally snapped out of it and tried to produce a smile as well.

-Um...that was not what I was thinking.

-And what were you thinking?

-Nevermind. Come on in.

He said and gestured with his hand inside of the flat as he took a step back, opening the door fully for her.
Emily walked in and dropped the bag on the floor while she was taking off her shoes and Yuzuru noted that the sound of the bag didn't give him an impression there would be anything metal in it. Then he chuckled a bit as he recalled Anya saying that she would avenge him and yet again met Emily's curious eyes.

-What's so funny?

-Nothing.

-Why do you keep staring at my bag?

-Do you want some tea?

-What's wrong with my bag?

-I don't have mint or camomile tea anymore, but I do have various fruit teas or other herbal ones.

Yuzuru said and turned around, going into the kitchen and being closely followed by Emily.

-Why were you giving such a strange look to my bag?

-I wasn't.

-You were.

-So....which one?

Yuzuru opened a large wooden cassette with a tea selection and Emily picked one at random without taking her eyes off of him.
He dodged her questioning gaze and moved to the kettle as he also grabbed one tea at random for himself.

-Don't worry, Yuzuru. I am not planning to move in here or something.

-That was not...You are welcomed here anytime, Em.

Yuzuru turned around, wanting to make sure she sees that he does mean it and would help her out if she would ever need anything. It seemed to him that his words took her by surprise, but mostly he was glad that she didn't correct him when he didn't call her by her full name.